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now one of this country's great mysteries, what happened to jimmy hoffa? the former teamsters boss last seen 37 years ago in the parking lot of a michigan restaurant where he was expected to meet with detroit mobster and a new jersey labor leader. well, according to urban legends, the one-time union tough guy is buried somewhere from giants stadium to the florida everglades, under gm headquarters or maybe in cement in freeways from new york to detroit. well, now the seemingly and never-ending search for hoffa is taking police to the driveway of an unassuming house in roseville, michigan, just outside of detroit. today they drilled through the pavement under a shed and took a soil sample to see if any human remains are there. james berlin is the police chief. chief, what was found? >> today there was no discernible human remains in the samples we brought up. but we're going to have that tested by a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university to see if there are any evidence of human remains in the samples. >> okay. so what led you all to this drive
now one of this country's great mysteries, what happened to jimmy hoffa? the former teamsters boss last seen 37 years ago in the parking lot of a michigan restaurant where he was expected to meet with detroit mobster and a new jersey labor leader. well, according to urban legends, the one-time union tough guy is buried somewhere from giants stadium to the florida everglades, under gm headquarters or maybe in cement in freeways from new york to detroit. well, now the seemingly and never-ending...
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in jimmy hoffa's death. "the hoffa family does not respond every time a tip is received by authorities. they will have no comment until there is a reason to comment." >> now remember i told you that some fbi agents are convinced jimmy hoffa's body will never ever be found. they are convinced he is dead and his body was disposed of thoroughly. earlier on cnn, we talked with an fbi agent who worked for years on the jimmy hoffa case. fredricka whitfield asked him if all the digging and searching was a big waste of time and money. >> well, i think it is. i mean, the fbi has spent a lot of time. the last entry into the area was a tip on the farm in milford that was owned by a former organized crime steamster official. that turned up nothing -- teamster official. that turned up nothing. this has cost several hundreds of thousands of dollars. it led to where i always thought it would lead, that is nobefono. >> do you feel like police jurisdictions will always be on a wild goose chase, if you call it that, because i
in jimmy hoffa's death. "the hoffa family does not respond every time a tip is received by authorities. they will have no comment until there is a reason to comment." >> now remember i told you that some fbi agents are convinced jimmy hoffa's body will never ever be found. they are convinced he is dead and his body was disposed of thoroughly. earlier on cnn, we talked with an fbi agent who worked for years on the jimmy hoffa case. fredricka whitfield asked him if all the digging...
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hoffa or someone else connected to jimmy hoffa? >> well, we have just gotten this information so we have just been able to dig up who owned that property and i went to the registered own they are morning and a man by the name of frankel ferry. unfortunately, i haven't had a chance to find out a lot of information about him. police are not giving us a lot of information. but we are working to get that right now. >> just like -- i mean, we have heard -- we have been down this road so many times before, kim. so, i mean, are police more hopeful this time, that this is -- they say it is a credible tip but they have said that in the past, too. >> you know what? i talked to the -- an investigator who was very close to this case and he didn't want to go on the record but he said that it is very unlikely that this is where jimmy hoffa's body was left. there is a lot of evidence over the years that his body was incinerated and really have very little hope of finding his body, however, the tip checked without this anomaly, when they took the
hoffa or someone else connected to jimmy hoffa? >> well, we have just gotten this information so we have just been able to dig up who owned that property and i went to the registered own they are morning and a man by the name of frankel ferry. unfortunately, i haven't had a chance to find out a lot of information about him. police are not giving us a lot of information. but we are working to get that right now. >> just like -- i mean, we have heard -- we have been down this road so...
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but if they do, i guarantee you it is not jimmy hoffa. >> reporter: anthony says the fbi has a good idea who pulled off the hit and where, but it sure wasn't in this neighborhood. why could the fbi never find the body? >> because there is no body. the body, in our opinion, was cremated or was thrown into a vat of acid or whatever. >> reporter: whatever happened, the mafia backed teamster boss is legendary. celebrated in movies like this one, going up against u.s. attorney general robert kennedy. >> the justice department has plenty on you mr. hoffa. >> you don't impress me. i don't need $300 million and my brother elected -- >> reporter: many failed attempts to find him, tips had him buried in cement near the end zone of old giant stadium. they looked for blood stains on the floor boards of an old detroit home. hoffa's middle name was riddle and so is trying to pinpoint why his fate captivates so many people. >> he was a negotiator and powerful and combined that with his mysterious disappearance and the connection with the underworld and the mob. >> reporter: so, now, the question is, wi
but if they do, i guarantee you it is not jimmy hoffa. >> reporter: anthony says the fbi has a good idea who pulled off the hit and where, but it sure wasn't in this neighborhood. why could the fbi never find the body? >> because there is no body. the body, in our opinion, was cremated or was thrown into a vat of acid or whatever. >> reporter: whatever happened, the mafia backed teamster boss is legendary. celebrated in movies like this one, going up against u.s. attorney...
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the jimmy hoffa mystery solved? this is a live look at the suburban detroit home where investigators are digging right now. more from the scene in a bit. >>> get your flag pins and sense of pride. we're talking economic patriotism on the campaign trail. newsroom starts now. >>> good morning. happy friday to you. i am carol costello. we begin this hour, new intrigue in one of the most iconic crime mysteries in u.s. history. police in the detroit suburb of roseville may be breaking new ground in the 1975 disappearance of the former union boss jimmy hoffa. minutes ago crews began drilling a core sample from what used to be a driveway. they say a credible tip alerted them to a possible burial just around the time hoffa vanished. susan candiotti is in the neighborhood. i know, susan, you have been down this road before. >> reporter: i have. we were back here in 2006 when fbi received what it believed to be a credible tip, and they dug at the horse farm quite a bit. they spent a lot of money doing so but didn't find anyth
the jimmy hoffa mystery solved? this is a live look at the suburban detroit home where investigators are digging right now. more from the scene in a bit. >>> get your flag pins and sense of pride. we're talking economic patriotism on the campaign trail. newsroom starts now. >>> good morning. happy friday to you. i am carol costello. we begin this hour, new intrigue in one of the most iconic crime mysteries in u.s. history. police in the detroit suburb of roseville may be...
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do we know yet what happened to jimmy hoffa? >>> and here we go again, l.a. drivers are bracing for carmageddon part two, opening soon near hollywood. hey, i love your cereal there -- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pa
do we know yet what happened to jimmy hoffa? >>> and here we go again, l.a. drivers are bracing for carmageddon part two, opening soon near hollywood. hey, i love your cereal there -- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just...
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police are looking for jimmy hoffa's remains again. we'll tell you what they found in a house near detroit. [ male announcer ] does your prescription medication give you the burden of constipation? turn to senokot-s tablets. senokot-s has a natural vegetable laxative ingredient plus the comfort of a stool softener for gentle, overnight relief of occasional constipation. go to senokot-s.com for savings. and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a patented safety alert seat. when there's danger you might not see, you're warned by a pulse in the seat. it's technology you won't find in a mercedes e-class. the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. >>> new fiefr in a decades old mystery. the disappearance of jimmy hoffa, crews are digging under a shed for his possible remains say they didn't find any bones but the investigation isn't over. soil samples have gone to a lab for testing. susan candiotti has more. >> could thes
police are looking for jimmy hoffa's remains again. we'll tell you what they found in a house near detroit. [ male announcer ] does your prescription medication give you the burden of constipation? turn to senokot-s tablets. senokot-s has a natural vegetable laxative ingredient plus the comfort of a stool softener for gentle, overnight relief of occasional constipation. go to senokot-s.com for savings. and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the...
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cnn is taking a closer look at the dig. >> reporter: what happened to jimmy hoffa? the notorious one-time teamster union's boss with ties to organized crime disappeared in 1975. now, police plan to drill under the driveway of this suburban detroit home. after receiving a tip from a man who said he'd seen a body being buried here around the time hoffa went missing. initial testing shows there is something underneath the concrete. friday morning, police will take a core sample from the soil there and test it for human remains. >> we do believe that he may have seen a body and as a result we did the ground penetrating radar and we're going to take it to the next step and check for human remains and if that does, in fact, happen, then we will start to escavate. >> reporter: it will be taken for analysis. this isn't the first time authorities have followed a tip like this. >> there's been a lot of earth moved looking for the remains of jimmy hoffa, all negative so far. i mean, you're talking about digging up football stadiums and fields and backyards and basements. >> re
cnn is taking a closer look at the dig. >> reporter: what happened to jimmy hoffa? the notorious one-time teamster union's boss with ties to organized crime disappeared in 1975. now, police plan to drill under the driveway of this suburban detroit home. after receiving a tip from a man who said he'd seen a body being buried here around the time hoffa went missing. initial testing shows there is something underneath the concrete. friday morning, police will take a core sample from the soil...